SHELTER SUNDAY: Meet Pete (Treeing Walker Coonhound) and Max and Trixie (orange tabby kittens)
Blue Chip Farm Animal Refuge teams up with NEPA Scene every week for Shelter Sunday, a post that features dogs, cats, and occasionally some surprises up for adoption in the hopes of finding them a loving home. Blue Chip Farm (974 Lockville Rd., Dallas) is a no-kill shelter, a place where no animal is too […]
Mohegan Sun Casino features Halloween harness racing, costume parties, music, and more Oct. 30-31
From a press release: Show your Halloween spirit all weekend at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Wilkes-Barre, with ghoulish harness racing, mischievous costume parties, wicked nightlife events, and more. A full list of events that weekend follows: Boo Bash Come as you aren’t! Boo Bash is back on Friday, Oct. 30 in the Keystone […]
‘Night of the Living Dread’ Halloween show mixes reggae and comedy in Hawley
From a press release: On Halloween night, Saturday, Oct. 31, one man reggae-jam band George Wesley’s Small Axe Orchestra will headline “Night of the Living Dread” with a loop-based live performance at the Hawley Silk Mill in Hawley. Produced by Harmony Presents, the show will also feature comedy by Neko White. “For over two decades, […]
Comedian Tracy Morgan ‘Picking Up the Pieces’ on comeback tour, with Poconos stop on March 13
From a press release: Cove Haven Resort has announced the return of comedian, TV, and movie star Tracy Morgan, who is taking his “Picking Up the Pieces” 2016 tour to the couples-only resort in Lakeville on Sunday, March 13. Tickets will be available to the public for $75; guests staying at Cove Haven Resort will […]
Centralia, the Pennsylvania town that inspired ‘Silent Hill,’ getting NBC TV show pilot
The creepy Pennsylvania town that inspired the psychological horror movie “Silent Hill” may be getting its own television show. After competing with multiple bidders, NBC has ordered a pilot for a new drama based in the nearly empty ghost town, where a mine fire has been burning underground since 1962 and only a handful of […]
‘Things Better Left Unsaid’ will be spoken at comedy show with free acoustic music on Nov. 6 in Wilkes-Barre
On Friday, Nov. 6, there will be three comedians, three musicians, and a lot of “Things Better Left Unsaid.” That’s the name of a comedy show that evening at The Other Side (119 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre) hosted by Shawn Ravenfire, featuring Nate Demming with headliner Dan Hoppel. Afterwards, there will be free acoustic performances […]
’80s soft rock hit-makers Air Supply play the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Nov. 20
From a press release: The trademark sound of Russell Hitchcock’s soaring tenor voice and Graham Russell’s simple yet majestic songs create a unique sound that is forever known as Air Supply. The soft rock group, known for its sweet ballads, will perform at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Friday, Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. […]
Third Eye Blind will headline Fuzz 92.1 holiday show at the Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Dec. 20
From a press release: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre radio station Fuzz 92.1 (WFUZ) will present the Nutcracker Ball, featuring Third Eye Blind with special guests The Wombats and Grizfolk, on Sunday, Dec. 20 at 8 p.m. at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre. Tickets, which are $27.50, $37.50, $57.50, and $92.10 (VIP meet and […]
SHELTER SUNDAY: Meet Toby (Pointer mix) and Olivia (tortoiseshell cat)
Blue Chip Farm Animal Refuge teams up with NEPA Scene every week for Shelter Sunday, a post that features dogs, cats, and occasionally some surprises up for adoption in the hopes of finding them a loving home. Blue Chip Farm (974 Lockville Rd., Dallas) is a no-kill shelter, a place where no animal is too […]
Dan Yeager, who played Leatherface in ‘Texas Chainsaw 3D,’ returns to Scranton for Halloween events on Oct. 30-31
From a press release: After stopping in Northeastern Pennsylvania last year for the Infect Scranton horror convention, actor and writer Dan Yeager, who played the infamous killer Leatherface in 2013’s “Texas Chainsaw 3D,” will return to the Electric City on Friday, Oct. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 31 for various Halloween-themed events. His full schedule is […]
